Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bride's Chapel, Callander
Grid reference
NN 585 098 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
258500 709800
Latitude
56.25966294615527
Longitude
-4.284589851943967
Altitude (metres)
150
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
Kilmahog, eccles., Kilmahog, Callander (1.79 miles)
Kilmahog, former parish, Callander (1.89 miles)
Kilmahog, settlement, Kilmahog, Callander (1.89 miles)
Gartchonzie, Callander (2.08 miles)
Leny, former parish, Callander (2.61 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OS Atha a' Chaibeil ('ford of the chapel') crosses the burn beside it, while Creag a' Chaibeil ('rock or cliff of the chapel') rises above it to the east. NMRS records the foundations rediscovered and retored in the 1930s. Two early cross-slabs have been found here and are built into the wall.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Callander, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bride's Chapel
Head name
St Bride's Chapel
Place
St Bride's Chapel, Callander
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St. Brides 1724, Geog. Coll. I
Historic formSt. Brides Head nameSt Bride's Chapel PlaceSt Bride's Chapel, Callander Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. I, 336 Date of citation1724 x 1724 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. I
Author
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
1 of 3
Year
1906
St Bride's Chapel 1866, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bride's Chapel Head nameSt Bride's Chapel PlaceSt Bride's Chapel, Callander Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1866 x 1866 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Saints in this place-name
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
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